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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

New York rates for HCPCS 41019

A procedure to place thin needles or small tubes into tissues of the head or neck to prepare for internal radiation treatment. The radioactive material itself is applied in a separate service and charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$398 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,905 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $10,965Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $355 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,548.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 48th of 51

$447

AK $1,950TX $427

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.